12 Days of Christmas Cards, Christmas Trees

Paint 4 beautiful Christmas trees this year tied together with retro lights. This Ink and Watercolor Wash is incredibly easy. I even give you the ink drawing in a printable so no drawing is needed!

Paint a beautiful Christmas tree this year for your Christmas cards!

Materials

Cards

Strathmore 105-210 Watercolor Cards, Full Size Cold Press, 50 Cards & Envelopes

Pigment List

All paints I use are M. Graham transparent watercolors. Other brands I highly recommend are Daniel Smith and Schminke.

• Cadmium Yellow


• Nickel Azo Yellow


• Pyrrol Red


• Cobalt Blue


• Cobalt Teal


• Viridian


• Quinacridone Rust

Fun Stuff!

Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof,3 ounce
Balsam Gold Fountain Pen from Latitude Pens

Click to get printable of Christmas Trees Card!

Christmas Card Painting Steps

I start by painting the Balsam Fir and the White Fir in a mix of Viridian and Nickel Azo Yellow. I add a touch of Quinacridone Rust for some shadows.

The Blue Spruce has to be blue! I add Cobalt Blue to Viridian. Then for the Silver Tip, I add the chalky Cobalt Teal.

A tiny touch of Cobalt Teal for shadows on snow.

I paint Pyrrol Red very heavily. You could use Cadmium Red as well, just whatever you have on your palette. You need a rich, opaque red.

When you add yellow lights, do the same thing and make certain you yellow is opaque. If you don't have an opaque red or yellow, you can add a touch of white gouache to the color.

Final card, ready to send!

I hoe this Christmas card inspires you to paint gorgeous Christmas cards of your own this year.

Merry Christmas and have a very Happy Holiday Season!